Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- April 13, 7:15 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -79.880
Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 13, 1996
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines across portions of Wythe County and in Salem, knocked down trees and power lines, and damaged the roof of a home in Radford, damaged the roof of an historic home and ripped the roof off a barn in Pulaski, and uprooted several trees across Franklin County.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms in portions of southwest Virginia during the evening hours on the 13th produced hail up to dime size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines across portions of Wythe County and in Salem, knocked down trees and power lines, and damaged the roof of a home in Radford, damaged the roof of an historic home and ripped the roof off a barn in Pulaski, and uprooted several trees across Franklin County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 13, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543774.